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Trip Payne

@puzzletrip.bsky.social

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Professional puzzle creator and editor. Into immersive theater, the Oscars, Eurovision, and Scrabble. Expect lots of pimping of my Sporcle quizzes.

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 15h

The worst is when they recline their seat and then have the gall to complain that they feel my knees in their back

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 1d

I wish there had been a discussion of Croatia, which seems like a fount of potential weird little dudes. I know Ben said that a group can't be WLD, but to me, Let 3 are clear WLDs.

And sorry, but any definition of WLD that excludes Tommy Cash isn't expansive enough. :-)

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 2d

This made me realize that WLD-ness is very vibe-based for me, and I don’t really have a good definition but I feel like I know it when I see it. (Though there was one where I went back and forth about three times.)

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 3d

A new mini-crossword featuring a classic anagram: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...

Mini-Crossword: Appropriate Anagram

Can you solve this crossword that features an appropriate anagram?

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 4d

What to tap first…

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 4d

A crossword with an X-shaped grid crammed full of Xs: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...

Mini-Crossword: It Marks the Spot

Can you solve this X-shaped crossword where 1/3 of the letters in the grid are X?

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 4d

A quick word search about the short-named states ... with no word list: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...

Word Hunt: Short States

Can you find all the 4-, 5-, and 6-letter US state names, with no word list to help?

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 5d

A word search where you actually have to know your countries: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...

Word Search: Two-Word Country Names

Can you find the ends of the countries whose beginnings are given?

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 5d

Mini-crossword with a slight gimmick: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...

Quick Crossword: Look the Other Way

Can you solve this 9x9 crossword?

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 6d

Heartstopper, of course

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 7d

Here's a mini-crossword with a (hopefully) fun little twist: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...

Mini-Crossword: Follow the Instructions

Can you fit these words into the grid below?

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 9d

The newest edition of my Movies by Three Unnamed Characters quizzes: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...

Movies by Three Unnamed Characters XII

Can you pick the movies that include these three unnamed characters?

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 12d

I wonder what the rent will Cost-anza

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 12d

A quick quiz about the three 5-letter states: www.sporcle.com/games/Qaqaq/...

Get the Picture: 5-Letter States

Can you choose the five-letter state that fits each clue?

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 13d

All-time top 10 task, that one

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 14d

Oh what sad news. He was a real pioneer

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 15d

Ah, crosswords!

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 15d

Tonight I decided to finally watch “All About Steve”, the Razzie-winning movie with Sandra Bullock as a weirdo puzzlemaker. It lived down to my expectations.

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 16d

Just cancelled Hulu, with a note saying I don't buy from companies that prefer making a buck to standing up to fascism. More time for me to spend on Britbox, I guess!

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · 25d

Just “Naatu”? 😀

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Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · Sep 9

There are lots of good movies set in Manhattan…

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · Sep 6

Los Angeles. Wow, that was easy.

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · Sep 2

Book title from last night’s dreams: “Shoe Tree of the Barrage”.

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · Aug 27

At least this clue isn’t too hard on the solver

Trip Payne @puzzletrip.bsky.social · Aug 24

Are there bunching issues? From what I read it seemed like everyone started in the same place then followed the same path, so it could be “solved” by just following the crowds